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200 Zipcodes
42 Neighborhoods
5 Boroughs
New York City
Your CommunityYour Health
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Community Health Profiles• What: Reports detailing
the health of 42 New York City communities
• Why: By knowing what’s happening in communities, we can address the specific health challenges each faces
• When: Released in 2006 to update a 2003 release of an earlier version
• How: Available in print and on-line
How do we Know?Data sources
• NYC Community Health Survey (NYC DOHMH)• Vital Statistics (NYC DOHMH)
– Births– Deaths
• Hospitalizations (NYSDOH SPARCS)• Surveillance (NYC DOHMH)
– HIV/AIDS– Lead poisoning
• U.S. Census (NYC Dept. of City Planning)
Northwest Brooklyn
•How do we define a neighborhood?
•Zip codes:
11231 11201
11215 11251
11217 11205
Today we’ll cover…• Community at a Glance
• Health Highlight
• The Big Picture
• Take Care New York
• How can you use this data?
• Age
• Poverty
• Education
• Foreign-born
• Race/Ethnicity
Community at a Glance
Northwest Brooklyn Heights at a Glance:Poverty & Education
• 20% of Northwest Brooklyn residents live at or below the poverty level
• 65% of adults aged 25 years and older have completed some or all of a college education
Northwest Brooklyn at a Glance:Race/Ethnicity
NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH HIGHLIGHT: Binge Drinking
The Big Picture:How Residents Rate Their Own Health
The Big Picture:Death Rates
1. Have a regular doctor
2. Be tobacco-free
3. Keep your heart healthy
4. Know your HIV status
5. Get help for depression
6. Live free of alcohol & drugs
7. Get checked for cancer
8. Get the immunizations you need
9. Make your home safe & healthy
10. Have a healthy baby
Policy for a HealthierNew York City
TCNY 1
Have a Primary Care Provider
Why it’s important:
People with a regular primary care provider are more likely to get screened for cancer, be treated for heart disease, and receive vaccinations.
Source: Take Care New York: A Policy for a Healthier New York City. NY: NYCDOHMH, 2004.
TCNY 1 Have a Regular Doctor or Health Care Provider
• 24% of Northwest Brooklyn adults are uninsured or went without insurance during the past year
TCNY 2
Be Tobacco Free
Why it’s important:
Smoking deaths are preventable! Smoking kills about 10,000 New Yorkers and costs about $4.7 billion each year. Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of low birth weight babies.
Source: Take Care New York: A Policy for a Healthier New York City. NY: NYCDOHMH, 2004.
TCNY 2
Be Tobacco-Free
TCNY 3
Keep Your Heart Healthy
Why it’s important:
Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death among New Yorkers. Healthier levels of blood pressure and cholesterol are associated with reduced risks of heart attacks and strokes. Eating a healthy diet, exercising regularly, and maintaining a healthy weight are all help to keep blood pressure and cholesterol at healthy levels.
Source: Take Care New York: A Policy for a Healthier New York City. NY: NYCDOHMH, 2004.
TCNY 3
Keep Your Heart Healthy
• Heart Disease hospitalization and death rates in Northwest Brooklyn are similar to Brooklyn and NYC overall
• 25% of Northwest Brooklyn adults were told by a health care professional they had high blood pressure and cholesterol
• 18% of Northwest Brooklyn adults are obese
TCNY 4
Know Your HIV Status
Why it’s important:
NYC has the highest AIDS case rate of any city in the country – more cases than San Francisco, Los Angeles, Miami, and Washington, DC, combined. HIV is preventable! Effective medical treatment of people infected with HIV can reduce the risk of transmission and improve and prolong their lives.
Source: Take Care New York: A Policy for a Healthier New York City. NY: NYCDOHMH, 2004.
TCNY 4
Know Your HIV Status
• Death rate due to HIV in Northwest Brooklyn has dropped by 80% in the past decade
• 1,439 people per 100,000 are living with HIV/AIDS in Northwest Brooklyn
• 40% of sexually active adults reported condom use
TCNY 4
Know Your HIV Status
TCNY 5
Get Help For Depression
Why it’s important:
Emotional distress is strongly correlated with poor health outcomes. Medication and/or counseling can provide relief to many people who have depression.
Source: Take Care New York: A Policy for a Healthier New York City. NY: NYCDOHMH, 2004.
TCNY 5
Get Help For Depression
TCNY 6
Live Free of Dependence on Drugs & Alcohol
Source: Take Care New York: A Policy for a Healthier New York City. NY: NYCDOHMH, 2004.
Why it’s important:
More than 1,500 New Yorkers die from alcohol-related causes each year. Alcoholism and opiate addiction can be effectively treated.
TCNY 6
Live Free of Alcohol and Drugs
TCNY 7
Get Checked for Cancer
Source: American Cancer Society (website)
Why it’s important:
Cancer is the 2nd leading cause of death in NYC. Early detection and treatment of breast, cervical, and colon cancers can minimize suffering and prevent death from these cancers.
TCNY 7
Get Checked for Cancer
TCNY 7
Get Checked for Cancer
TCNY 8
Get The Immunizations You Need
Why it’s important:• Immunizations are not just for kids• People 65 and older who are immunized against
flu experience – 20% fewer heart and stroke related hospitalizations, – 30% fewer flu & pneumonia hospitalizations, and– 50% lower risk of death from all causes during flu
season.
Source: Take Care New York: A Policy for a Healthier New York City. NY: NYCDOHMH, 2004.
TCNY 8
Get the Immunizations You Need
TCNY 9
Make Your Home Safe and Healthy
Why it’s important:
Domestic violence accounted for 30% of all homicides among New York City women in 2002. Elevated blood lead levels in children can impair health, learning, and behavior.
Source: Take Care New York: A Policy for a Healthier New York City. NY: NYCDOHMH, 2004.
TCNY 9
Make Your Home Safe and Healthy
TCNY 10
Have a Healthy Baby
Why it’s important:
Planning pregnancy can help to ensure healthy birth outcomes. Early prenatal care can reduce the risk of having a low birth weight baby (< 5 lbs, 8oz), and low birth weight babies are more likely to have serious health problems and long-term disabilities.
Sources: Take Care New York: A Policy for a Healthier New York City. NY: NYCDOHMH, 2004.
March of Dimes (website)
TCNY 10
Have a Healthy Baby
TCNY 10
Have a Healthy Baby
How can this Data be used?
• Understanding health issues
• Prioritizing health issues
• Putting numbers to impressions
• Grant-writing
• Education and Advocacy
Other Sources of Data
• Web-based, interactive query system
• Ask & answer your own questions about the health of New Yorkers
Other Sources of Data
• Publications– Sign up at
nyc.gov/health (click on “Sign up for Health Emails”) to receive press releases with links to these publications when they are released
nyc.gov/health – “My Community’s Health
